@article {10.3844/ajidsp.2007.15.16,
article_type = {journal},
title = {Research Note: Predicting MRSA Colonization of the Hospitalized Patient on Admission},
author = {Perla, Rocco J. and Cormier, Gail E. and Knutson, Eric L. and Concemi, Paul and Carifio, James},
volume = {3},
number = {1},
year = {2007},
month = {Mar},
pages = {15-16},
doi = {10.3844/ajidsp.2007.15.16},
url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajidsp.2007.15.16},
abstract = {The primary aim of this brief and exploratory study was to examine the ability of two Infection Control Practitioners in a medium size community hospital to effectively predict the MRSA colonization status of patients on admission compared to a standard MRSA screen in real time using only their clinical judgment and review of selected hospital documents. Sensitivity and specificity results for the clinical prediction of MRSA were 0.88 (95% CI, 0.64-0.96) and 0.79 (95% CI, 0.70-0.85), respectively. The positive predictive value and negative predictive value were 0.39 (95% CI, 0.25-0.55) and 0.97 (95% CI, 0.91-0.99), respectively. The overall accuracy of the ICPs ruling in or ruling out MRSA nares colonization was 80%. These results suggest that ICPs were able to rule out MRSA colonization with a high degree of confidence and accuracy. However, confirmation of MRSA colonization based on clinical judgment was less sensitive.},
journal = {American Journal of Infectious Diseases},
publisher = {Science Publications}
}